Asian Cup Round of 16 guides the national football team’s coaching selection. The biggest change for the Thai team in this Asian Cup is not that the forwards Somkrasin and Dangda are absent due to injuries.
The "owner" of the team was changed from the 48-year-old Brazilian Bolkin to the 56- year-old Japanese Masatada Ishii. This change allowed the ambitious Thai team to eliminate impetuosity to a large extent and added to the team's growth.